The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

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Western

A former sheriff begins to persecute the gang led by Pedro Ortiz, after his wife is taken away.

Released: Mar 28, 1964

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Edmund Purdom

Sheriff Kelly

Mario Adorf

Pedro Ortiz

Marianne Koch

Elizabeth Kelly

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